Adelaide vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$3212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$7752
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$2040
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$3618
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$832
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$5293
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	97
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	1.39M	441K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 27% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1210th and 124th ($2338 vs $3212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 86th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.6 months in Oakland. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Oakland ranked 10th in the United States, while ranked 73rd and 65th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Oakland

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	Adelaide	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$25.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$1880
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$1835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$3381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$3346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$7626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$6332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$4.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$7.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$6.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$6.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$6.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$20916

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3277
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2929
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3083
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3058
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2910
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3778
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3252
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2859
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3264
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3282
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3346
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2929
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2783
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3604
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3831
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3255
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3137
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2807
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3094
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4102
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3593
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2380
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3261
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3589
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3395